Gravitas: Sri Lanka drops Tamil version of national anthem
Edited By WION Video Desk
Published: Feb 06, 2020, 06:16 IST | Updated: Feb 06, 2020, 06:16 IST
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Sri Lanka dropped the Tamil national anthem from its Independence day event - 3 years after it was introduced. Is the Gotabaya Rajapaksa government forcing the Sinhalese identity on Lankan Tamils? WION's Palki Sharma explains how the Sri Lankan govt's talk of national unity is mere lip-service.
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